Phoebe Beecham, granddaughter of the Carlingford grocer and chapel deacon Tozer, has been raised in the London circles of her rising minister father. When she comes to stay with her grandparents, she navigates chapel and church, a rich manufacturer’s dull son and the clergy family of Grange Lane with a cool intelligence that unsettles everyone.
The last and liveliest of the Chronicles of Carlingford, a witty study of class and ambition. Download the free EPUB.